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Car styling involves a lot more dynamic interactions and dependencies than motorcycle styling. Much about car styling is driven by size and proportion.
I see these major influences:
[ul] [li]Ground clearance[/li] [li]Location of beltline and height of the doors[/li] [li]Ratio of height to length and width[/li] [li]Size and shape of greenhouse[/li] [li]Length of hood and trunk[/li] [li]Size of wheel openings[/li] [li]Size of wheels[/li] [li]Location of wheels with respect to front, center, and rear of the car[/li] [li]Paint color[/li] [li]Wheel styling
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lexusgrill ? ...wehre is a grill ? .....LOL......i see only hot sharp eyes (lights) towards the middle combinied with the air intakes underneath
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(12-01-2018, 05:31 AM)Stichill_imp Wrote: Car styling involves a lot more dynamic interactions and dependencies than motorcycle styling. Much about car styling is driven by size and proportion.
I see these major influences:
[ul] [li]Ground clearance[/li] [li]Location of beltline and height of the doors[/li] [li]Ratio of height to length and width[/li] [li]Size and shape of greenhouse[/li] [li]Length of hood and trunk[/li] [li]Size of wheel openings[/li] [li]Size of wheels[/li] [li]Location of wheels with respect to front, center, and rear of the car[/li] [li]Paint color[/li] [li]Wheel styling
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Sorry - disagree Stichill. A car is just a cage. That is it. A cage on wheels. A car will mean nothing in a few decades or less. A bike on the other hand will likely mean even more.
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(12-01-2018, 06:57 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: (12-01-2018, 05:31 AM)Stichill_imp Wrote: Car styling involves a lot more dynamic interactions and dependencies than motorcycle styling. Much about car styling is driven by size and proportion.
I see these major influences:
[ul] [li]Ground clearance[/li] [li]Location of beltline and height of the doors[/li] [li]Ratio of height to length and width[/li] [li]Size and shape of greenhouse[/li] [li]Length of hood and trunk[/li] [li]Size of wheel openings[/li] [li]Size of wheels[/li] [li]Location of wheels with respect to front, center, and rear of the car[/li] [li]Paint color[/li] [li]Wheel styling
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Sorry - disagree Stichill. A car is just a cage. That is it. A cage on wheels. A car will mean nothing in a few decades or less. A bike on the other hand will likely mean even more.
Sorry - disagree Stichill. A car is just a cage. That is it. A cage on wheels. A car will mean nothing in a few decades or less. A bike on the other hand will likely mean even more.
???? careful what you say about cars
...going back to my 20-s, a friend of mine had a few old cars; 1948 Mercedes 170, 1950 Fiat Topolino, BMW 328 Junior and 1954 2.9 L-I6 Citroen Traction Avant - 15CV...we ditched the modern ones and drove antiques only...
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Still not convinced.
Don't get me wrong, a hardtop '57 Bel-Air has a special place in my heart, but it is just a cage that will fade away in history. The cage just carries, except instead of organic horses, it is powered by dino burning engines that are past their prime. Once cars go complete electric, so will end their reign. A bike carries the soul, possibly even an electric one, but I digress. Gasoline cars are relics - period. The electric ones to come will be merely servants.
(12-01-2018, 07:11 AM)alprider_imp Wrote: tell that to a car fan
Cars are toys that mean absolutely nothing in the end.
A bike? A little less so.
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For me it’s the grill and the hood....
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(12-01-2018, 10:25 AM)Desert viper_imp Wrote: For me it’s the grill and the hood....
They are nice.
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I agree with Stichell. It's details, but really ultimately proportion--how all the parts come together and balance one another. Cars also often imply their aerodynamics with their styling--there's a lot of mass there for the air to get around--where generally bikes seem have the luxury of both addressing and ignoring them. As has often been observed on the forum, some bikes now look like plastic insects, and more and more they are hiding their engines under waterjackets and bodywork. And some cars are works of art--like the Mercedes 280 SL, Ferrari GTs from the 60s, or most Austin Healeys. I would put one of each in my dream garage, next to the Vincent Black Lightning and the Ariel Square Four.
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Am I missing something, LongRanger? Engines and fuel tanks are of no interest to those admiring the external design beauty of a motor car for the simple reason that you can’t see them. On a motorcycle, they are as visible as the proverbial part of the dog’s anatomy and so of course people see them as distinguishing features of a motorcycle’s design.
There is any number of beautiful cars and my view is that they will continue to be found beautiful by any number of people while ever design is of interest to humans.
